what does gene linkage mean?

GENE LINKAGE as NOUN

Meaning
- (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes
- all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
Synonym(s)
- linkage (what does linkage mean?)
Hypernyms(s) gene linkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- inheritance (what does inheritance mean?)
- hereditary pattern (what does hereditary pattern mean?)